Cutting Steel Siding With Circular Saw

However you need to have plenty of experience with a circular cutting saw before you use it for a project like this.

Cutting steel siding with circular saw.

Not all metal cutting circular saw blades will cut thin sheet materials such a roofing and metal trim. Set the section that you re cutting over the edge of your work surface. 08 08 2012 05 37 pm 7. Cut metal with your circular saw.

Attach a continuous diamond wheel to your angle grinder. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Select a 4 in 10 cm if you re using an angle grinder. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. A quality saw is key. Avanti 7 in. To cut thin materials you need a blade with more teeth and a tooth configuration that will.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. To safely and efficiently cut through metal with a circular saw you ll need to operate at a maximum no load rpm of 5 000. Look for blades meant to cut sheet metal or metal roofing.

Using an angle grinder 1. Loosen the nut on an angle grinder and remove it. X 50 teeth non ferrous metal cutting circular saw blade set 2 pack model 48 40 4070 48 40 4075 79 00 79 00. Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools.

X 30 teeth ferrous and 5 3 8 in. Always check the blade s label to ensure it s right for your project. I do have a metal circular saw and blade but i have always heard that the paint on siding is easily damaged by the heat of cutting. Set you corrugated metal flat on top of your.

A 7 in 18 cm blade is the perfect size for most circular saws and projects. Tighten the grinder blade and put both. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.